The Role Of A Mujtahid Qajar Prince In The Sunni-Shiite Rapprochement During The Reign Of Abdul Hamid II: Abu’lHasan Mirza Shaykh Al-Ra’is Qajar
The 19th-century pan movements in Europe showed how various ideas of a union had emerged in the Ottoman Empire as well. The union movements started with the concept of Pan-Ottomanism in the first quarter of the 19th century, and in accordance with the time, place, and person, these continued as a Pa...
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| Language: | Arabic |
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Istanbul University Press
2023-04-01
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| Series: | Şarkiyat Mecmuası |
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| Online Access: | https://cdn.istanbul.edu.tr/file/JTA6CLJ8T5/6B04E5CF65BB48599DE60255EF94EA61 |
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| Summary: | The 19th-century pan movements in Europe showed how various ideas of a union had emerged in the Ottoman Empire as well. The union movements started with the concept of Pan-Ottomanism in the first quarter of the 19th century, and in accordance with the time, place, and person, these continued as a Pan-Islam ideology, with the idea of Pan-Turkism becoming a critical political tool in the last period of the Ottoman Empire. The policy of Pan-Islam gained importance during the reign of Abdul Hamid II, when the legitimacy crisis first occurredand the caliphate’s institution was brought to the fore. This policy was aimed at connecting with Muslims outside the Ottoman Empire, gathering strength from there to the dynasty through the institution of the caliphate, and developing a defense against the colonial activities of the European states and using it as weapon against them. This of course was an essential factor in the rapprochement between Sunnism and Shiism. This article discusses what kind of a role Abu’l Hasan Mirza Shaykh al-Ra’is Qajar, a Qajar prince and Shiite clergyman (mujtahid), played in the Sunni-Shiite rapprochement within the framework of the Pan-Islam policy during the reign of Abdul Hamid II. The study places emphasis upon a brief biography of the mujtahid prince based on the memoires he wrote, his relations with Abdul Hamid II’s government, and his idea of Pan-Islam within the framework of his book Ittihad-i Islam. |
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| ISSN: | 2717-6916 |